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Sunil Grover shoots for ‘Comedy Nights’ again

Noted TV comedian Sunil Grover is set to return to the show
that helped him become popular among television audiences. After a hiatus,
Sunil Grover will return to ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil’ shortly. The shooting
for his returning episode has already been complete. However, as reported
previously, he will not be resuming his original character of Gutti. He is set
to return as the father of Manju (played by Sumona Chakravarty) and
father-in-law of Bitto Sharma.

Some photos captured from the sets have revealed the look of
his new character which is quite funny with unkempt hair and shades. He is seen
carrying a chained iron trunk in hand and a ‘jhola’ on the shoulder. A source
close to the show has revealed, "The viewers will see Sunil as the
stubborn and obnoxious father-in-law of Bitto Sharma. Bitto keeps on ridiculing
and deriding Manju's father all the time. This time it's Manju's turn to even
the score with Bitto with her father by her side. He'll do insufferable things
like - keep his torn slippers in his bag and throw it at Bittoo, spit in his
own shirt pocket etc."

During the initial days of the show ‘Comedy Nights with
Kapil’, Sunil’s girl character Gutti was one of the main attractions of the show
apart from the host Kapil Sharma. Gutti became very popular thanks to her high
jinks and monkey tricks. But around the end of last year, he left the show.
Reportedly there was some problem over remuneration and a new contract. Rumors
of conflict with host and producer Kapil Sharma also surfaced.

In an interview last year, Sunil had said, "Since my
contract was getting over, I started negotiating with the channel and what
followed left a bad taste. But I was simply asking for hike I deserved…” After
leaving Comedy Nights, Sunil went to another comedy show but it was not
successful. Also after Gutti, new characters were introduced to take her place
but while they were popular they could not achieve the same level of
popularity. However all that seems like a thing of past now as Sunil has signed
a new contract. A source said, "It's a win-win situation for both Kapil
and Sunil. They rocked as a combo and there is no reason why they should not repeat
their act again." Kapil on the other hand had said last April about Sunil,
“If he wishes to come, then he is most welcome. I never wanted him to go
either, but it was his own decision."